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Thursday, September 3, 2015

ISCB is seeking scholars interested in serving as the ISCB representative to the FASEB Editorial Board for the FASEB Journal (FJ). If you are interested, please submit the following information using our online system. If you have a colleague who may enjoy serving in this position for ISCB, please feel free to forward this information.

FASEB counts on these Society representatives to provide opinions to the Editors, review papers, suggest other reviewers as appropriate, and invite them to submit content to the Journal. The level of activity varies depending on the scientific area of submissions, but FJ has over 50 Editorial Board members (including the Society representatives) that collectively handle about 680 submissions per year after an initial query stage.

Editorial Board members are also invited to an annual FASEB Journal face-to-face meeting to discuss content, submissions, the peer-review process, misconduct, etc. The 2016 meeting will be March 22 in Crystal City, USA.

Applicants must be a member of ISCB and have a doctorate (or an equivalent degree), and significant publishing and reviewing experience. Due to the high volume of applications, only accepted applicants will be contacted via email.

Be prepared to submit the following information:

Your name

Email address

Telephone

City, State, Country

Name of your Institution

Department or Division

Website of Institution

Your title or position

Your highest degree (must have a doctorate degree)

Years of editing or peer review experience (for English-language journals)

Which journals do you currently serve (List of Journals)?

Statement of interest that further support your nomination (cannot exceed 50 words)